Reposted by Dave CalderNPR @npr.org · 17hValar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project. n.pr/4hV4pSZn.prA startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in UtahValar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project. 2414363
Reposted by Dave CalderPolitico @politico.com · 7hA bill meant to curb energy price increases associated with data centers was blocked on the Senate floor, effectively killing the chance for Congress to act on a controversial election issue ahead of the midtermspolitico.comDemocrats block data center power legislationA resounding bipartisan House vote was not enough to get Senate Democrats on board with the Ratepayer Protection Act. 53416
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 8hGOP continues to try to disenfranchise voters who don’t usually vote for them. 130
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 8hThe US needs to quickly get to the bottom of this.military.comUS Veterans Including Former Navy Seals Are Training Russians to Fight in Ukraine: ReportVeterans including Navy SEALs have been recruited to train Russian soldiers and citizens, according to reports, as the war wages on 4 1/2 years later. 041
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Are you now or have you ever been an Atlanta Hawk fan. 180
Reposted by Dave CalderProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)propublica.orgVeterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under TrumpHundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ... 34936554
Reposted by Dave CalderRNS @rns.org · 29/09/2026Prosecutors said Word of Faith Fellowship leader Brooke Covington led a group of church members in 2013 who choked and beat a young man for two hours while they prayed to expel “homosexual demons.”religionnews.comWord of Faith religious group leader gets probation in assault case in North CarolinaProsecutors said Word of Faith Fellowship leader Brooke Covington led a group of church members in 2013 who choked and beat a young man for two hours while they prayed to expel “homosexual demons.” 41010
Reposted by Dave CalderRaw Story @rawstory.com · 29/09/2026A group called Family Watch International has been investigated for connections to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana — including Uganda's "Kill The Gays" law. Its president and board member, Raw Story found, just donated to Andy Biggs' Arizona governor's race.bit.lyAccused hate group leader cozy with 'kill the gays' activists sent cash to GOP congressmanRep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), who is running for governor of Arizona, took donations from leaders of an accused anti-LGBTQ+ hate group for which he formerly served as a board member, according to recent state election filings.The Biggs for Arizona campaign took in $3,000 on April 15 from Sharon Slater, pr... 13424
Reposted by Dave Calder10/11 News @1011now.com · 29/09/2026Man on Utah’s death row for decades ordered released on bail after DNA tests show no match to him1011now.comMan on Utah’s death row for decades ordered released on bail after DNA tests show no match to himDouglas Stewart Carter was sentenced to death that same year after a jury found him guilty of murdering Eva Olesen, an aunt of the Provo police chief at the time. 11710
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Hasta luego, Trevor Lee. May justice arrive swiftly and surely.” 1190
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026CD-02 contains the State Senate district that turned out its sitting Senator in the primary. He was also the president of the Utah State Senate. 👀 061
Reposted by Dave CalderJacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🔵Utah CD-02 is a rapidly left-trending district D +8 2020-24 (D +14 vs. USA Pres. R +6 swing) ⚠️UT-02 also site of huge voter revolt to proposed Stratos hyperscale data center 📈Polling + trends: UT-02 <R +18 2026 vs. R +31 in 2024 (~D +13 wave) Dem @petercrosby.bsky.social may reach 41%-49%👀 1274
Reposted by Dave CalderBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Okay so I have more information here on Utah House Races: •there’s polls that has the Dem for UT04(R+32.5) Jonny Larsen within the MoE and another where he is up by 10pts •UT03(R+41.3) has Dem internals doing surprisingly considering the district lean Take it fwiw 6408
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For those of you familiar with this guy.ksl.comRep. Trevor Lee charged with fraud, resigns from Utah HouseState Rep. Trevor Lee is accused of forging applications to get a loan for his new home. Lee resigned from his seat on Monday. 3150
Reposted by Dave CalderSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What inspired Rufo's podcast about "the Indian Question" was Bo French's outrageously racist tweet about Indian-American students celebrating at a UT football game. French is also the sort of racist who feels nostalgic for the white nationalist state of Rhodesia. bsky.app/profile/robe... 432466
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’d love to see the pre February 28 wargaming results for an attack on Iran carried out in the manner Hegseth and Trump subsequently executed it. 241
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Everyone on this Snapchat exchange should have their lives ruined. 0101
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Donald Trump is a dangerous moron.theguardian.comTrump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador saysDavid Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island 010
Reposted by Dave CalderRShelby @rshelby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.wsj.com/economy/trum...wsj.comThe Moves That Backfired on Trump and Drove Interest Rates and Inflation HigherThe president’s own agenda has helped undermine promises to fix the economy and get the deficit under control. 033
Reposted by Dave CalderMister.Nobody @ytregaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026““What’s happening in Richardson is about to happen all over the country, and people are finally going to believe us that having all these drones flying around is actually a big, big problem.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...nytimes.comIt’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb (Gift Article)In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’ 164
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“The healthcare system is broken but not for Roger Marshall. He’s profiting from it.” 000
Reposted by Dave CalderKathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#AmericansLast: ‘Zombified’ #CDC, Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 111
Reposted by Dave CalderDavid Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers.nytimes.comTrump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress (Gift Article)The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers. 32010
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is an enraging rationale for a law that forces women to endanger their health. 480
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“[The report] doesn’t completely absolve the school of responsibility, suggesting UVU could have done more and shouldn’t have ceded its authority to Turning Point USA.” 100
Reposted by Dave CalderThe Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 26/09/2026Employment growth in Provo outpaces much of the country in white-collar, blue-collar and service sectors, the report says. Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09/24/prov… 062
Reposted by Dave CalderBryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 25/09/2026Utah House Republicans are stepping up spending to protect a handful of seats in November. Over the past two weeks, the House GOP PAC and Speaker Mike Schultz's leadership PAC sent five-figure checks to incumbents in close races. Full breakdown at the link: utahpolitics.news/utah-house-r...utahpolitics.newsUtah House GOP Pours Cash Into Tight 2026 Legislative RacesUtah House Republicans gave five-figure donations to to a handful of incumbents to defend seats in the 2026 legislative election. 041
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026GOP is gonna lose big and suddenly Moore gets bipartisanship religion.deseret.comRep. Blake Moore says fiscal commission is key to reining in national debtUtah congressman laid out his case for greater congressional oversight of federal spending during a forum at the University of Utah. 130
Reposted by Dave CalderAdam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026👀share.inquirer.com‘Data senator’ ad prompts Frank Farry to send a cease-and-desist letter to his Democratic challenger in Bucks CountyAn attorney representing state Sen. Frank Farry (R., Bucks) called on Democrat Eileen Hartnett Albillar's campaign to retract the advertisement. 75414
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My response to today’s FB post from John Curtis calling for a GOP investigation into government corruption that he probably knows the GOP will never initiate. 150
Reposted by Dave CalderMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I don't think the United States should invade Cuba. This, to me, sounds like a bad idea. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-gro...cbsnews.comU.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around CubaSome units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News. 1251636331
Reposted by Dave Calderepluribusfractum.bsky.social @epluribusfractum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026NYT: Over the past two months, ICE arrested 100K. They went to churches, schools, grocery stores, hospitals, followed people into their homes. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comA Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer (Gift Article)A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown. 002
Reposted by Dave CalderDan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"absolutely nothing. jack all, zip zero. thank god we wasted the robot's time rather than our own" www.wsj.com/video/what-7...wsj.comWhat 70,000 Hours of Conservative Podcasts Tell Us About the MidtermsA new in-house AI tool lets WSJ reporters analyze trends in online conversation to help understand the political mood of the country ahead of the midterm elections. 3314
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Is it good to get 666 laughing emojis about your comment? 120
Reposted by Dave CalderJess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I thought I had read enough about breastfeeding for a lifetime by the time I finished nursing my two, but the lack of research into how it works is both fascinating and infuriating www.thetimes.com/article/9e62...thetimes.comWhy is breastfeeding so hard? Biology might finally have the answerCould science explain why some women find feeding their child so traumatic? Melissa Denes meets the researchers finally taking lactation seriously 142
Reposted by Dave CalderDavid Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What Trump, Vance, and Republicans are doing to our military. 8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Saysnytimes.com8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says (Gift Article)The aircraft carrier with its crew of about 5,000 sailors has spent more than 300 days at sea. 022
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“If you tackle the wrong guy, you don’t leave him on the ground bleeding and drive off. It’s like fleeing the scene of a crime.” Because it is a crime scene 152
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Kentucky State University shamelessly keeping its head down about this travesty: The school declined to comment: “Out of respect for the privacy of those involved, Kentucky State University does not have information to share.” 061
Reposted by Dave CalderJosh Lappen @jlappen1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This will surprise no one, but I love this article: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...bloomberg.comPrivate Jets Have a Free-Rider ProblemIf you try to take a free ride on, say, public transit in New York City, you’ll get in trouble with the law. If your mode of transportation is a private jet, on the other hand, there’s a high risk you... 041
Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Every person who has worked military supply and logistics has a story 031
Reposted by Dave CalderJustin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026WASHINGTON POST EXCLUSIVE: The White House cited anonymous quotes in defending its Politico ban. The White House was the source. GIFT ARTICLE:wapo.stThe White House banned Politico, citing anonymous sources. It provided the quotes.In a letter defending its ban of Politico, the White House critiqued a report based on a press call it conducted, where reporters were told not to name the speaker. 035